Amersfoort

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑməɹsfɔɹt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːməsfɔːt/

Proper noun

Amersfoort

1. A city and municipality in Utrecht province, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as amersfoirde in 1028. Compound of the hydronym Amer (likely identical or cognate to Eem) and Old Dutch furda (“ford, crossing”). Compare Amerongen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.mərsˌfoːrt/

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• Hyphenation: Amers‧foort

Proper noun

Amersfoort n

1. Amersfoort (a city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands)

   Synonyms: A'foort, Keistad (nickname), Trekkersgat (Carnaval nickname)

   Meronyms: Buurtsdijk, Coelhorst, Hoogland, Hooglanderveen, Stoutenburg-Noord, Zeldert

Derived terms

• Amersfoorter
• Amersfoorts

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “amersfoort”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN